Joseph Oliver finally arrived at 2:01am on January 8th, 2011 at a perfect 7 lbs., 9 oz., and 19 inches long.
Oliver getting checked out by the nurse a few minutes after birth.
Our first couple of weeks with baby Oliver haven't been as perfect (sunshine, cupcakes, home-cooked dinner on time every night) as I'd imagined. Don't get me wrong! I am thrilled to be a mommy. But I'm definitely looking forward to getting more sleep. I've kinda zombied my way through the past couple weeks. I'm taking my ability to be writing a blog post as a good sign. I think it's getting easier to sleep in hour-and-a-half intervals. And it gets easier to soothe a screaming baby once you get to know him a little better. We're doing good :)
Oliver is two weeks old now. He's had high bilirubin levels at his last two doctor appointments so we have to go back this week to get his heel poked again. I cried the first time they poked his heel, and the second time I had Joseph hold him instead. Way too sad :( We have to go without daddy this week, so hopefully I can hold up and not cry this time.
We love being parents and couldn't be more proud of our handsome, smart boy. Here's to a happy new year with a happy, healthy baby!
